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New Bud Light Ad Celebrates Gender Identity: ‘Labels Are for Beer, Not People!’ – WATCH
New Bud Light Ad Celebrates Gender Identity: ‘Labels Are for Beer, Not People!’ – WATCH
Bud Light today debuted a new trans-inclusive ad starring Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen featuring transgender actor Ian Harvie.
In the ad, Schumer and Rogen are candidates giving a stump speech for ‘The Bud Light Party’.
Says the ad:
“It’s a party for everyone….men, women, people of all genders. But, you know, gender identity it’s really a spectrum…we don’t need these labels. Labels are for beer, not people. We don’t care. We’ll sell you a beer any day of the week.”
Said Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media: “When a brand like Bud Light shows support for the transgender community, it makes a difference. Not only does it help bring more visibility to the trans community, it also inspires other companies to do more to show their support. This ad also includes out trans actor Ian Harvie, which puts a face on the trans community and gives a trans person the opportunity to appear in a high-profile spot like this one.”
Watch:
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Donald Trump to Propose ‘Gay Rights Test’ for Immigrants – VIDEO
Donald Trump to Propose ‘Gay Rights Test’ for Immigrants – VIDEO
Donald Trump will announce today a proposal to test whether immigrants support gay rights before granting them entry to the United States.
Trump will make the remarks during a foreign policy address in Ohio in which he will lay out principles for how he would handle international affairs. He and his team dub the Trump approach, “foreign policy realism” that promises to end the practice of nation-building. It’s worth noting that George W. Bush made the same promise in the 2000 presidential debates. And look how that turned out.
The focus of Trump foreign policy would be on defeating “radical Islamic terrorism.” Part of that strategy involves adding even more provisos to who the government allows into the United States.
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While Trump has already called for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States, he will go further and suggest that there need to be political tests applied to immigrants and others seeking entry to the US. One of those tests would be centered on gay rights.
It will be the latest version of a policy that began with Trump’s unprecedented call to temporarily bar foreign Muslims from entering the country — a religious test that was criticized across party lines as un-American. Following a massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in June, Trump introduced a new standard.
“As he laid out in his Orlando remarks, Mr. Trump will describe the need to temporarily suspend visa issuances to geographic regions with a history of exporting terrorism and where adequate checks and background vetting cannot occur,” Miller said.
Trump is also expected to propose creating a new, ideological test for admission to the country that would assess a candidate’s stances on issues like religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights. Through questionnaires, searching social media, interviewing friends and family or other means, applicants would be vetted to see whether they support American values like tolerance and pluralism.
What Trump will define as support for gay rights is largely unclear, however, given that he himself has said he would consider appointing Supreme Court justices that would overturn the gay marriage ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
RELATED: Trump’s SCOTUS List: Why It’s Bad News for LGBT People
UPDATE. During his address, Trump blasted Hillary Clinton’s record on gay rights because the Clinton Foundation has accepted money from anti-gay countries.
Said Trump, “While my opponent accepted millions of dollars in foundation donations from countries where being gay is an offense punishable y prison or death, my administration will speak out against the oppression of women, gays and people of different beliefs.”
Trump: The Clinton foundation accepted money from countries “where being gay is an offense t.co/74hBWleQnA t.co/zebgiaauzw
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 15, 2016
Trump has leveled this charge against Clinton before.
Right-wing group “LGBT for Trump” issued a statement following Trump’s speech declaring that Trump is the “only presidential candidate committed to protecting LGBT Americans from radical Islam.”
LGBT for Trump says he is “only presidential candidate committed to protecting LGBT Americans from radical Islam.” pic.twitter.com/JFfZQzPZwT
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) August 15, 2016
Meanwhile, some on Twitter were nonplussed with Trump’s remarks.
Trump’s new admissions test would question immigrants on religious freedom, gender &gay equality
MANY many many GOPers would fail that test
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) August 15, 2016
Trump blasts Clinton for accepting money from countries “where being gay is an offense punishable by prison or death.” Again, Russia?
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 15, 2016
Trump also reportedly blasted President Obama for not denouncing Middle Eastern nations for their records on gay rights.
Trump blasting Obama for not speaking out against oppression against gays in the Middle East. What does Trump have to say about Russia?
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 15, 2016
Watch Trump’s full foreign policy speech, below.
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Get Ready to ‘Strut’: Oxygen Debuts New Reality Series About a Trans Modeling Agency – WATCH
Get Ready to ‘Strut’: Oxygen Debuts New Reality Series About a Trans Modeling Agency – WATCH
Hitting airwaves this fall on Oxygen is a new reality series about a modeling agency that focuses exclusively on transgender models.
Strut, both the name of the show and the agency, follows a group of transgender models as they trail-blaze their way in the glamorous and oh-so-dramatic (not to mention catty) world of modeling. Whoopi Goldberg executive produces the show which brings together a group of faces that may be familiar to some readers (see: Laith Ashley).
Watch a trailer for the show which premieres on September 20, below.
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International Olympic Committee Takes Gradual Steps to Support LGBTQ Community
International Olympic Committee Takes Gradual Steps to Support LGBTQ Community
After harsh criticism from the LGBTQ community during the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) adopted policy changes to protect the LGBTQ community in future games.
In 2014, the IOC received criticism for choosing a host country (Russia) with draconian and discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation. In response to this criticism, the IOC changed its charter to include sexual orientation in its non-discrimination clause. However, the non-discrimination policy does not include gender identity, and therefore does not protect transgender athletes.
The IOC also adopted a policy that ensures that each host city and its national olympic committee abide by the IOC’s Olympic Charter. This is a welcome change from the Sochi Games, when Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws put athletes and visitors at risk.
In 2015 the IOC changed its policy towards transgender athletes. Under its new policy, transgender athletes no longer need to undergo gender affirming surgery to compete. Transgender men can now compete with little restriction. However, transgender women must show testosterone levels below a cutoff point.
HRC welcomes the positive changes in IOC policy. However, the IOC must continue to enforce its non-discrimination policy and raise the bar for host cities to become more inclusive of the LGBTQ community. They must also include gender identity in their non-discrimination policy and make it easier for trans athletes to compete.
Trump Is Literally a Threat to National LGBT Health
Trump Is Literally a Threat to National LGBT Health
Our mental and physical health can’t afford a Trump presidency, argues Boston-area LGBT public health advocate D.A. Steward.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/8/15/trump-literally-threat-national-lgbt-health
Pool Boy To Priest: Kindly Stop Sending Me Your Naughty Photos
Pool Boy To Priest: Kindly Stop Sending Me Your Naughty Photos
This just in: A sext scandal of biblical proportions.
A priest in California was just suspended after allegedly sending unsolicited photos to the church’s pool boy then firing the poor guy after he turned down his unwanted advances.
Monsignor Lawrence McGovern is, er, was the pastor of Presentation Parish. In a sexual harassment complaint filed late last week, the parish’s former pool boy, a married father of two, claims McGovern sent him naughty photos along with a text that read, “Oops. Sorry about that. The curse of the Internet. Shame on me. What is my penance?”
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When the pool boy asked the 73-year-old priest about the whole vow of celibacy thing, McGovern said: “Oh, that just means that you’re not married.” And when the pool boy said he really wasn’t interested in hooking up, McGovern fired him.
The lawsuit also claims McGovern used to lounge around in a speedo while the pool boy worked, making him “very uncomfortable.”
“It’s extremely disturbing that the person who is head of this parish would be sending photographs of his exposed genitals,” attorney Vince Finaldi, who represents the pool boy, said. “Someone’s who’s engaging in that type of conduct has very, very serious credibility issues and issues with judgement.”
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For its part, the diocese office says it was totally unaware of any misconduct by McGovern until they received the lawsuit. Soon after, he was put on administrative leave “pending a full and complete investigation.”
Finaldi added that McGovern had absolutely “no business being in a parish and head of a school where numerous young children” walk around and called on the diocese to fire him immediately.
So far, McGovern has yet to comment on the matter.
h/t: Raw Story
Here’s What Donald Trump Said At That Antigay Rally In Orlando
Here’s What Donald Trump Said At That Antigay Rally In Orlando
Donald Trump speaks to evangelical leaders at an event hosted by the American Renewal Project. Via C-Span.
Donald Trump spoke at an evangelical Christian rally in Orlando last week, on the two month anniversary of the mass shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub Pulse.
The event, called “Rediscovering God In America,” was sponsored by the antigay American Renewal Project, whose stated goal is to “mobilize conservative Christian viewers and inspire right-wing pastors to run for elected office.” Marco Rubio also appeared at the event.
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The leader of the organization, David Lane, has made repeated antigay statements, such as claiming the United States “deserves judgment” for such offenses as gay people praying at Obama’s inauguration.
Trump talked up his wins in the primaries with evangelical voters, while also looking to assure them that he is their best option between Clinton and himself. He has also tried convincing the LGBTQ community of the same, which is clearly in opposition.
“I hate to tell you, folks,” Trump said, “you got two choices. You got two choices. You’ve got two choices, and one choice, you’re not going for that choice. So I feel confident. I feel confident.”
What an endorsement of himself: I know you hate Hillary Clinton and will come crawling to me, so I’m not too worried. Boy oh boy, won’t that inspire them to run out to the polls in November!
Trump bemoaned religious leaders not being able to give endorsements out of fear of losing their tax exempt status.
“We’re gonna get your voice back. We’re gonna get it back,” he said.
Related: Twitter Slams Trump Spokeswoman For Antigay Remarks, Obama Blaming
Trump also repeated inflammatory and over the top rhetoric about Obama and Clinton being “the founders of Isis.”
“I made the statement before that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, these are the founders of Isis. These are the founders of Isis. Because of bad judgments,” he said. “These are the founders. And some (have said), ‘Well, that’s not very nice.’ Nice? If they said it about me it’d be fine. If I say something about them it’s terrible.”
“I said they get the Most Valuable Player Award. Isis is going to prevent them with the Most Valuable Player Award, you know, like in high school,” Trump continued, calling them “bad people, with bad judgement, and at the top we have an incompetent leader.”
Shockingly, Trump didn’t mention the shooting at Pulse, nor his promise to protect LBGTQ people at this rally like he did during his speech at the RNC, which was heavy on the sky-is-falling rhetoric.
In fact, Trump did not mention the LGBTQ community at all.
Related: Trump Promises To Protect The LGBTQ Community, Twitter Reacts
He did talk up his “big heart,” however.
“I have almost as big a heart as almost anybody in this room. We have some pretty good people. I know one person in particular. I don’t know, I think he’s actually a better person than I am, but that’s okay. But he knows I can do this stuff better, meaning open it up for you folks,” he said.
He encouraged the religious leaders to get “their people” out to vote.
“If you get everybody out to vote…we will win, and you will see things happen for the evangelicals. You will see things happen that you won’t believe, and most important for religion you’re gonna see things happen. For religion. All religions,” Trump said, adding that “once I win I will do my thing that I do very well.”
“It’s probably, mainly the only way that I will get to heaven, so I better do a good job,” he said, concluding his speech.
Watch Trump’s speech below.
Watch This Korean-American Teen Grapple with Being Gay in ‘Spa Night’ – TRAILER
Watch This Korean-American Teen Grapple with Being Gay in ‘Spa Night’ – TRAILER
Spa Night, an indie film following a Korean-America teen struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, makes its theatrical debut this week.
Directed by Andrew Ahn, Spa Night was a favorite among festival-goers at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and also at LA’s Outfest.
In 2012, we told you about Ahn’s short film Dol, which he used to come out to his family. Said Ahn at the time, “I made this film to come out to my parents. I knew I wouldn’t be able to tell them, to say the words ‘I’m gay.’”
Ahn’s feature debut also looks at the obstacles involved in coming out as gay when you come from a traditional Korean-American family.
Set in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Spa Night follows David Cho (Joe Seo in a breakthrough performance), a shy 18-year-old who lives with his financially-struggling immigrant parents. Cho takes a job at an all-male Korean spa after he discovers a secret cruising spot within its walls. While on the clock, he begins to realize hidden desires that threaten his life as a dutiful son and student.
Spa Night premieres in New York on August 19 at the Metrograph and August 26 in Los Angeles.
Watch the trailer, below.
You can also watch an interview with Ahn, below.
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Catholic Priest Sends Sexual Photos to Male Parishioner – VIDEO
Catholic Priest Sends Sexual Photos to Male Parishioner – VIDEO
A high-ranking Catholic priest in Stockton, California is accused of having sent explicit photos of his genitals to a male parishioner who also worked for the Church.
Monsignor Larry McGovern reportedly texted the photos to the man who also worked as a pool maintenance contractor for the Church. When the man confronted McGovern about the photos, and in particular about his vow of celibacy, McGovern reportedly told him, “Oh, that just means that you’re not married.”
The man was then fired by the Church and is now filing suit.
As Fox 40 reports, attorney Vince Finaldi, who represents the parishioner, said, “It’s extremely disturbing that the person’s who is head of this parish would be sending text with photographs of his exposed genitals.” He added, “Someone’s who’s engaging in that type of conduct has very, very serious credibility issues and issues with judgement.”
The Church responded in a statement saying,
“Today the Diocese of Stockton learned for the first time of employment related allegations against Monsignor Lawrence McGovern, the Pastor of Presentation Parish in Stockton. In accordance with the Canon Law of the Church, Bishop Stephen Blaire has placed Monsignor McGovern on administrative leave pending a full and complete investigation.”
Watch a news report from Fox 40, below.
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